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CONVERGENCE 2012
May 4, 2012 Hilton Anatole Hotel Dallas, TX (click on title to download pdf) |
| Stemmons | Carpenter | Grand A | Grand B | Grand D | Grand E | |
| Time | ||||||
| 8:00am - 8:50am | Washington Update - The Tax Legislative Outlook for 2012 and Beyond Mel Schwarz |
Fraud Detection - A Practical Approach for the CPA Courtenay M. Thompson, Jr. |
What's New in Washington With Exempt Organizations Douglas N. Varley |
Revenue Recognition Update Lisa Acosta |
State Taxation of Multijurisdictional Companies David E. Cowling Fredrick J. Nicely |
Social Media Mania: Rewards and Risk Mitigation Alton Adams H. John Hair |
| 9:00am - 9:50am | Key Tax Issues For Large Business Karen Anderson Emerick Russ Hamilton David Northcut Steve Schoonmaker No Handouts Available |
Overlooked Tax Savings: Everyday Corporate Actions to Reduce Your Company's Tax Liability - Utilizing Local, State and Federal Tax Credit Programs Steven Carter Royce Poinsett Jubal Smith |
Corporate Governance for Nonprofits - Policies, Conflicts, and Duties Tyree Collier Shannon G. Guthrie Cynthia Nunn Susan Staricka |
Update on the Most Dominant State and Local Tax in Texas - Property Tax John Brusniak, Jr. George Scott Christian Steven D. Moore W. Kenneth Nolan |
Healthcare Benefits and Implications for Employers Dr. Scott Lichtenberger No Handouts Available |
FASB Update: Where Do We Go From Here? Kevin P. Catalano |
| 10:10am - 11:00am | Estate Planning Forecast for 2012 and Beyond: Clear…and Foggy Michael J. Baldwin R. Thomas Groves, Jr. Sam K. Hildebrand |
The Texas Comptroller's Office: Current Areas of Interest for Audit and Investigations David E. Colmenero Tony Luna Denise Stewart |
Audit and Tax Reporting Requirements for Nonprofits - How Are They Different? Neely Duncan Ira L. Nevelow |
Cloud Computing Introduction and Risk Management Ganesh Ramaswamy |
Audit Committee Issues Ed Crater Ray Hemmig Renee J. Hornbaker Dr. Constantine Konstans |
Globalizing Performance Management in an Uncertain World David Axson |
| 11:10am - 12:00pm | State Tax Legislative Panel Sen. Florence Shapiro Rep. Dan Branch Rep. Harvey Hilderbran Rep. John Otto Rep. Jim Pitts Dale Craymer No Handouts Available |
Retirement Planning for the Corporate Executive Todd Baldwin Barbara J. Raasch Charles N. Sharpe |
Financial Statements That Really Communicate Nancy E. Shelmon |
An Update on Fair Value Measurement and Financial Reporting Charles Adams Shishir R. Khetan |
CFO Roundtable Sharon Ellis Kendall H. Helfenbein Marie N. Hollein Laura Wright No Handouts Available |
How Accounting & Regulatory Changes Are Impacting Investment Companies Lynne B. Alpar Mark Fordyce Thomas J. Wagner No Handouts Available |
| 12:00pm - 1:30pm | Meadows Collier Reed Cousins Crouch & Ungerman Luncheon | Keynote Speaker - U.S. Senator John Cornyn |
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| 2:00pm - 2:50pm | From CFO to CEO Stephen Konstans Sondra Lehman Gary Martin Stu Schlackman Mark Sinclair |
Navigating the Tax and Accounting Gaps in M&A Reporting Dave Klein Jay Meldrum Jason Waldie |
Nonprofit Issues: A National Nonprofit Perspective Sam Cheng Lista B. Hightower Amy Martin T. Charles Pierson Cyndi Roberts No Handouts Available |
IFRS - Perspectives on the Global Outlook of IFRS Adoption: Strategic and Tactical Considerations for Company Executives and Public Accounting Professionals Hassan Damerji Miguel Figueroa Tom Sweet No Handouts Available |
The SEC Enforcement Process and Current Developments in SEC Enforcement Jennifer D. Brandt David B. Dyer Alex Frutos David R. King Jessica B. Magee No Handouts Available |
What Keeps a Tax Director Up at Night? J. Mitchell Frank Craig Johnson Katrina H. Welch |
| 3:00pm - 3:50pm | Tax Update for Partnerships and LLCs C. Clinton Davis, Jr. |
Maximizing Incentives for Real Estate Development Jim Laubinger David McDonald |
Avoiding Land Mines - Risk Management Issues Facing Nonprofits Bennett M. Cepak Wyatt L. Davis Rochelle Mercier Bill Sims Calvin Webb II No Handouts Available |
Accounting for Income Taxes Dr. Wayne Shaw |
Accounting Standards Update Jeff Slate |
Taking Your Company to the Next Level and Finding the Capital to Make It Happen Chet Bhakta Steve Moiles Joseph Pitch Rick Rodman |
| 4:10pm - 5:00pm | Employment Law Update: Changes in the Law and Trends in ADAAA, FMLA and Discrimination Alyson C. Brown Bryan C. Collins |
Marriage & Divorce, Preparing for Rough Seas During Smooth Sailing Jon P. Karp Autumn V. Kraus William M. Reppeto III No Handouts Available |
Recognizing and Avoiding Self-Dealing Under Section 4941: Both Direct and Indirect Terri Lynn Helge Darren B. Moore |
Accounting for Intangibles Sam Loughry Dan Peckham |
From Both Sides of the Table: Analyzing the IRS' New Worker Classification Settlement Initiative Anita F. Bartels Anthony Daddino |
The Top 10 Questions a CFO Should Ask About Enterprise Risk Management JT Fisher Jeff Fritts Todd Hickerson Valerie Wolbrueck |
| Accounting & Auditing | Strategy | Nonprofit | ||||
| Estates | Tax | Technology | ||||
| State Taxation |